Know the Story of the War Between Lord Shiva and Surya Dev Which was Caused by Ravana’s Maternal Grandfather

There are only a few people among us who would know about the fierce war that took place between Lord Shiva and the Sun God Surya Dev.

Lord Shiva is said to protect whoever takes refuge in him. Similarly, one Asur Mali and Sumali, the maternal grandfather of Ravana took shelter with Mahadev with an appeal. Then something happened that no one had ever imagined. Surya Dev became the victim of Lord Shiva’s anger. Lord Shiva attacked the Sun God with his weapon Trident, due to which the entire creation became dark. What was that incident, let us know about it.

The Purana’s talk about this fierce war between the Sun God and Lord Shankar. According to the ancient texts this war was caused by Ravana’s maternal grandfather Sumali. This story is also recorded in the Brahmavaivarta Purana. Today in this article we are going to tell you about how this war was caused by Sumali and how Lord Shankar’s trident hit the Sun God which resulted in Surya Dev being broken into 3 pieces.

According to Brahmavaivarta Purana, demons Mali and Sumali were suffering severe physical pain. Due to their disregard of Sun God, they were not able to get rid of it.